English Explanatory Dictionary

THAM

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Initialism of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, alternative form of tris.
name
  1. The script traditionally used for Buddhist religious study in the vicinity of Northern Thailand and Laos.
  2. The Lao variant of the above.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/tʌm/

Word forms

THAM Thams

Etymology

Tham is the local pronunciation of the word for dharma in the area where the script is used, e.g. Thai ธรรม (tam), Lao ທຳ (tham) and Northern Thai ᨵᩢᨾ᩠ᨾ᩺/ธัมม์, all derived from Pali dhamma. Tham script is a localisation of the phrase dharma script.

Synonyms

Tai Tham
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